# Filebar - media player — media player

> Multimedia player with cloud and file management for diverse media sources. (iPhone/iPad app by 水峰 徐.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/filebar-media-player/id1558391784 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [水峰 徐](https://appshunter.io/developer/1434954330)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $7.99)
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 345 App Store ratings · 209 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15 · 142 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2021-05-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/filebar-media-player/id1558391784/reviews.md

## What is Filebar?

# Filebar

Filebar is a modern multimedia player that offers video player, music player, cloud services and file management features.

## Main features


### Video player

Filebar offers a powerful video player that allows you to play more video formats, including standard MP4, M4V and MOV, plus MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, OMG, OGV, 3GP, RMVB and more. You can browse and play videos from your mac, pc, NAS, FTP, and also support playing videos from media servers (such as Emby/Plex/Jellyfin media server), and you can also play videos from cloud services.


### Music Player

Filebar provides a nice local music player for playing local and cloud music, supported audio formats are MP3/M4A/FLAC.


### Cloud Services

Cloud services are another core feature of Filebar. With Filebar you can easily manage cloud services, including creating folders/deleting/playing/batch renaming/viewing information. It also provides support for remote protocols. The supported protocols are SMB, WebDAV, Synology, FTP, SFTP.


### File Management

Filebar also provides a file manager. You can manage your local and remote files: move, delete, edit, copy, upload, batch rename, etc.


## Customer Support

Feel free to contact us if your have any suggestions or ideas.

- Website: https://fileball.app
- Email: filebox.app@outlook.com

## Key features

- Plays numerous video formats (MP4, MKV, AVI, etc.)
- Supports local and cloud music playback (MP3, FLAC)
- Manages cloud services (SMB, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP)
- Browse and play from media servers (Plex, Emby)
- Comprehensive file management (move, copy, delete)
- Batch renaming for files and folders

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Filebar Pro Lifetime | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Filebar?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy and convenient to use
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 🔒 Secure file management
- 💡 Excellent media playback capabilities

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔥 Overheating issues on certain devices
- 🕰️ Slow loading times for large media libraries
- 🚫 Lack of support for certain cloud storage services

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Playback issues with 4K and high-bitrate videos
- Inconsistent behavior when connecting to SMB/FTP servers
- Subtitle display problems, especially for Chinese characters
- Inability to resume playback from the last position

**Most requested features**

- Add support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
- Implement a more intuitive and customizable user interface
- Introduce a background download/upload feature
- Add a built-in subtitle search and download functionality
- Implement a cross-device playback sync feature

## Recent user reviews (10 of 209)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/filebar-media-player/id1558391784/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great but some settings don’t work

*2026-08-05, version 1.4.13*

Some settings never save. For example if I go to Settings > Files, the toggles for “Display PDF thumbnails” and “Display Text thumbnails” always get switched back off whenever I try to enable them. If I enable them and then force quit the app and then relaunch it, those settings never get saved

### 1/5 — 体验

*2026-05-17, version 1.4.8*

体验感很差劲，mkv一坨大边

### 5/5 — 字幕问题没有解决

*2026-03-01, version 1.4.7*

还是显示口

### 5/5 — 私人媒体库的神器

*2026-02-25, version 1.4.7*

很难得见到把UI做得这么精致，功能还这么扎实的播放器。不管是管理文件还是播放高清大片，体验都非常极致。感谢开发者，这款 App 提升了我数字生活的幸福感！

### 3/5 — av1编码不能播放？

*2026-02-13, version 1.4.6*

对emby的支持度高，但是免费版不能播放av1编码视频文件，所以收费版可以吗？

### 5/5 — 非常好用

*2026-02-01, version 1.4.6*

下了很多webdav的客户端，这个用的最舒服

### 1/5 — Jellyfin 支持越来越烂！

*2025-12-16, version 1.4.5*

AppleTV 中 jellyfin 的支持像屎一样，前几个月根本就播放不了视频，一进入视频详情就自动往下滑，然后用遥控器都滑不上去了，导致点不了播放按钮而播放不了。现在这个问题没有了，又发现 jellyfin 中的项目不能排序了，排序里面是空的。这软件刚买的时候可没这些问题，现在越更新越烂，也不知道是不是故意的。国内的这些开发者真是让人信任不起来！

### 5/5 — Best on the app store

*2025-11-06, version 1.4*

Hands down the best media player available. I couldn’t find another app with all these features together:
- reliable support for AV1 decoding (most other alternative apps don’t have this)
- cloud storage access (the apps that do have AV1 support often don’t support cloud storage access)
- support for video, audio, PDFs, and text files

Since it uses mpv in the backend it’s extremely powerful and reliable. Can’t recommend enough.

### 4/5 — 为什么不支持杜比视界

*2025-10-04, version 1.3.44*

为什么iphone13pro用这个播放器不支持杜比视界，其他播放器都可以

### 1/5 — No more google drive

*2025-09-26, version 1.3.44*

Cannot see google drive already

## Frequently asked questions about Filebar

### What kind of media can Filebar play?

Filebar is a powerful multimedia player capable of playing a wide range of video formats including MP4, M4V, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, and more. It also supports popular audio formats like MP3, M4A, and FLAC for music playback.

### Where can I play media from using Filebar?

You can play media from various sources with Filebar. This includes your local Mac or PC, NAS devices, FTP servers, and even directly from cloud services. It also supports playing videos from media servers like Emby, Plex, and Jellyfin.

### What file management features does Filebar offer?

Filebar includes a comprehensive file manager that allows you to manage both local and remote files. You can perform actions such as moving, deleting, editing, copying, uploading, and batch renaming files and folders across supported protocols like SMB, WebDAV, Synology, FTP, and SFTP.

### Is Filebar free to use?

The application is free to download and use, offering core media playback and file management features. However, it does include in-app purchases, suggesting that some advanced features or functionalities may require a purchase.

### What cloud services and protocols does Filebar support?

Filebar supports several cloud services and remote protocols for file management and media access. These include SMB, WebDAV, Synology, FTP, and SFTP, allowing you to connect to and manage your remote storage easily.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.13 — 2026-07-19

- FIXED: fixed an issue where the default player displayed garbled text when playing Emby-selected external ASS subtitles

Note: We will end support for iOS 15 in future versions; this is the last version to support iOS 15

### 1.4.12 — 2026-07-02

- FIXED: fix issue that can not connect 123 Cloud Drive
- FIXED: fix issue that subtitle delay always starting from 0 for adjustment

Note: We will end support for iOS 15 in future versions; this is the last version to support iOS 15

### 1.4.11 — 2026-06-30

- IMPROVED: Automatically selects the previous video version when playing the next episode of an Emby series
- FIXED: fix issue that selecting the video version on the Emby details page might reset
- FIXED: fix issue that the now player center playback progress bar was displayed incorrectly after pausing the audio player
- FIXED: fix issue that the audio player might take a long time to play the next track after playing a portion of the audio

Note: We will end support for iOS 15 in future versions; this is the last version to support iOS 15

### 1.4.10 — 2026-06-05

- FIXED: fix issue that first file in both local and cloud file lists being unclickable for iOS 26
- FIXED: fix issue that the episode list might not load on the Emby season details page
- FIXED: fix issue that not able to play videos from 123 Cloud Drive

### 1.4.9 — 2026-06-04

- ADDED: Emby episode details page now includes a swipe-to-load feature for more episodes
- IMPROVED: improve issue that page would jump when Emby library is updating
- IMPROVED: improve Emby detail page poster
- IMPROVED: Improve picture-in-picture performance
- FIXED: fix issue that loading subtitle might cause a slight stutter
- FIXED: fix issue that Aliyun Drive can not be opened after refresh token expired
- FIXED: fix issue that 123 Cloud Drive does not pop up re-authorization page after authorization expired
- FIXED: fix issue that SMB can not rename files

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